newfisher Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Does anyone see a potential problem with plumbing a UV sterilizer, phosphate reactor and carbon reactor in-line in that order? Whould you switch something? Delete or add something? Question 2: How many fish should you have maximum in a 50 gallon tank? If 2 are engineer gobies, 1 lawnmower blenny, 1 khole tang, 1 leopard wrasse, 1 clown and it's hosted anenomie, how many others would you add? I also have 10 snails, 3 peppermint and 1 cleaner shrimp and a few red scarlett legged hermits a small urchin , sea cucumber and a clam. Thanks, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I know everyone has there own opinion, so imo ya shouldnt need all those things, unless you have a issue with something ie parisites or skimmerless or the like. As for the # of fish that really is up to your husbandry and equipment. Ya could have 100 fish if ya had a HUGE skimmer and did major waterchanges weekly, but that dives into not enouph swimming room for the fish. Id say if you have good peramiters and you feel ya can add more fish without jeperdising water quality then go for it just be sure that you dont have to many grazers or pod eaters in there, add more fish that mainly eat prepaired foods you provide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 Thanks for the opinion..appreciated. I have had a battle with ich and have been adding chemicals to combat it. Thats where the thought of the UV and carbon came in. I also think I may have too many fish ( unless you talk to my wife) and that's where the phosphate reactor idea spawned from. I got a smokin deal on them and thought they couldn't hurt. It's a 50 gal and I do 20% water change every week or so. Any other's??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I would have the UV on the return line, and you can daisy chain the GFO & GAC reactors together using 1 pump. I do that. IMO i would not add any more fish to that tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Jon, Here is another way to do it. BRS likes to seperate the media. Here is the link: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Carbon-and-Phosphate-Remover-GFO-Media-Bags-&-Reactors/c109_85/p678/BRS-Single--GFO-and-Carbon-Reactor/product_info.html Click on the utube player and play at appx. 2:45 or so. Saying all this I would differ to Miles on 99.99% of things. He has truly forgotton more than I know! For the next few days I am in on a SLC group buy, so if you need anything I can order at the lowest price listed for the next week. I kinda like the reactors......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 was the leopard wrasse the last fish ya put in? Did the ick show up after you added your last fish? Your fish are stressed about something, you can do everything but untill ya releave the stress you wont get rid of the Ick. Imo using your return pump as your pump through the UV is way to much GPH through it for it to be usefull! Ya drive a car through a carwash at 100mph is it going to be clean? and do a little reserch on the uv bulbs, Ive herd from salesmen that the bulbs instantly start loosing there efectaveness and should be replaced every 6 monthes, shure he was trying to sell more bulbs to the store but there was logic in his speach and he could be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 He can use the return pump just use a t value to slow it down .... I also don’t see a problem with running it how he want to I run the same set up in my tank... I use the UV to polish the water and to kill anything that should be in the tank.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Thanks guys...Reef165, The Wrasse was one of two fish last added. It is ok, but the Khole tang that it had been with for a year before me has ich. I understand the car wash theory and have a totally seperate pump to run these 3 items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 was the leopard wrasse the last fish ya put in? Did the ick show up after you added your last fish? Your fish are stressed about something, you can do everything but untill ya releave the stress you wont get rid of the Ick. Imo using your return pump as your pump through the UV is way to much GPH through it for it to be usefull! Ya drive a car through a carwash at 100mph is it going to be clean? and do a little reserch on the uv bulbs, Ive herd from salesmen that the bulbs instantly start loosing there efectaveness and should be replaced every 6 monthes, shure he was trying to sell more bulbs to the store but there was logic in his speach and he could be right. Depends on your return pump. Obviously if you have a 3000gph return it wouldn't work but we are talking a 50gal here. A 8watt UV sterilizer suggests a max of about 650gph. I seriously doubt he's running that thru a 50gal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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